One person is dead and four others injured after gunfire erupts on St. Charles Avenue during the Bacchus Parade in New Orleans. Jeff Palermo has more…:

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Two Breaux Bridge men died Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on state Highway 328 in St. Martin Parish. State Police say the driver was not buckled in, and was ejected from the vehicle as it left the roadway and rolled. The passengers was belted, but sustained fatal injuries. 41-year-old Chris Thibodeaux and his nephew Carter Potts, just 16.

State Wildlife & Fisheries agents arrest a man they say illegally caught and sold over $350-thousand in Louisiana oysters. LDWF spokesman Adam Einck says it started last November, with 23-year-old Luis Garcia being stopped by agents on Lake Borgne for a routine license check…:

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That meant his entire 2022 catch was illegally-taken; over 5900 sacks of oysters, valued at just over $354-thousand. Einck says he could be held legally responsible for the money he took from the legal oyster trade.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office says the fire that destroyed the New Friendship Baptist Church in Grant Parish Thursday is not suspicious. SFMO spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says investigators have determined the blaze began in a mechanical room and they are trying to determine if it was electrical or weather-related…:

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A worship service was held on the church grounds under a tent Sunday. Members says they will rebuild.